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July 24, 2008
SKC Chemicals Group (Seoul) says it has begun production of propylene oxide (PO) at its Ulsan, Korea complex. The 100,000 m.t./year facility is the world's first commercial scale plant...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/korea/13191.html
July 23, 2008
Cognis says it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in Cognis Oleochemicals, an equally owned joint venture with Sime Darby Plantation (Kuala Lumpur), to PTT Chemical International...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/southeast_asia/thailand/13175.html
July 23, 2008
Mitsui Chemicals says that its subsidiary, Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte. Ltd., has broken ground on a new manufacturing plant for alpha-olefin copolymer at Jurong Island, Singapore...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13173.html
July 22, 2008
Shin Etsu Chemical (Tokyo) has recorded a 13% increase in net profits to ¥51.4 billion ($484 million) for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to the corresponding...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13160.html
July 21, 2008
Rohm and Haas (R&H) says it has opened the Asia Technical Center (Hsinchu, Taiwan), focusing on chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) technology, and a $60-million immersion...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/taiwan/13125.html
July 21, 2008
Albemarle says it has become 100% owner of its two polymer additives joint ventures in China, Ningbo Jinhai Albemarle Chemical & Industry (Ningbo) and Shanghai Jinhai Albemarle...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13107.html
July 21, 2008
UOP says it has been selected by PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical, a subsidiary of PetroChina, to supply technology, basic engineering services, and equipment for an integrated...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13108.html
July 21, 2008
Symrise says it has opened a “creative center” at Shanghai that includes fragrance R&D, sales, and marketing for all of its...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13129.html
July 21, 2008
Sabic says it has signed an agreement with Sino Saudi Aramco Co. (Beijing), a wholly owned Saudi Aramco subsidiary, to market Aramco’s 25% share of polyolefins produced at Fujian...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13132.html
July 21, 2008
Under a two month pollution-reduction plan that began on Sunday, chemical plants in Beijing have been asked to cut emissions by about 30%, say reports. The Chinese government is...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13146.html
July 21, 2008
PolyOne says it has formed PolyOne Japan Kabushiki Kaisha (PolyOne Japan Ltd.) with an office in Tokyo. The company has named Masato Sakuma as...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13100.html
July 21, 2008
Showa Denko says it will raise capacity at its chloroprene rubber complex at Kawasaki, Japan to 23,000...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13111.html
July 21, 2008
Air Liquide says it has acquired Pure Helium (Mumbai), a supplier of liquid and gaseous helium, helium-based mixtures...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/india_pakistan/13088.html
July 21, 2008
Engro Polymer & Chemicals (EPC; Karachi), a joint venture in which Engro Chemical Pakistan holds 80% and Mitsubishi Corp. 20%, has acquired Formosa Plastics’ idled ethylene...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/india_pakistan/13112.html
July 21, 2008
Jubilant Biosys Ltd. (Bangalore, India), a subsidiary of Jubilant Organosys (Noida), says it has entered into a drug discovery partnership with biotechnology firm Amgen (Thousand Oaks...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/india_pakistan/13120.html
July 17, 2008
Specialized polymer materials company PolyOne Corporation (Cleveland, OH) says it has formed PolyOne Polymers India Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai), to import, manufacture and sell PolyOne products...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/india_pakistan/13050.html
July 16, 2008
Showa Denko says it plans to expand its production capacity for chloroprene rubber from 20,000 m.t./year to 23,000 m.t./year at its Kawasaki, Japan site. The move is aimed to meet...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13029.html
July 15, 2008
Specialty chemicals company Albemarle Corporation (Baton Rouge, LA) says it has acquired 100% stake in its two polymer additive joint ventures in China, Ningbo Jinhai Albemarle...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13015.html
July 15, 2008
Global revenues for materials used in the production of semiconductors will grow 8%, to $46 billion this year, Stan Myers, president and CEO at Semi (Santa Clara, CA), said at a press...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13027.html
July 14, 2008
Several leading Asian petrochemical producers have reportedly decided to cut production due to rising costs of raw materials. The companies aim to stabilize margins, which are...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/southeast_asia/thailand/12970.html
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